Name: Everything Is Stupid | The Daily Show
Uploaded: 2020-07-28T07:56:17.000Z
Duration: 3 min 38 s
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The most popular video game right now is "Fortnite."

And why not? It's got everything people love:

hanging out with your friend, killing your friend,

and dancing over your friend's dead body.

But just like every other thing that's popular,

people have started to blame it for all their problems.

now has more than 200 million registered players worldwide.

The problem is, experts say  it's incredibly addicting.

have seen an increase in  young adults seeking treatment

In fact, earlier this year,  the World Health Organization

recognized gaming disorder  as a diagnosable condition.

NEWSMAN: A British  behavioral specialist says

There's no rock star who died from video games.

I mean, why does 20 straight hours of Fortnite

mean you're "addicted," but binging Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

because I was up all night playing Fortnite?

I just tell my idiot boss I lost my voice--

and now innocent kids are paying the price.

their kids are spending so much time playing the popular game,

they're taking a drastic step and sending their kids

-to video game rehab. -MAN: Well, this year

the "drug of choice," as we call it, is Fortnite.

NEWSMAN: Michael Jacobus runs  Reset Summer Camp,

a four-week program that  focuses on teen tech addiction.

NEWSMAN: With no devices  for a whole month,

the camp focuses on therapy  and teaching life skills,

Okay... cooking and laundry is not rehab.

It's what makes you want to play video games in the first place.

Okay? No kid has ever been like, "Hey, washing my filthy clothes

is so much fun, I'll never play video games again!"

And the blame keeps going, because according to some,

Fortnite isn't just damaging kids, it's ruining marriages.

An online UK divorce service says 200 divorce petitions

Don't blame Fortnite for your shitty marriage, okay?

You made your wife sit and watch you play Fortnite,

day after day, until one day you look over and she's gone.

She's at my house watching me play Fortnite.

-(laughter) -Guys, Fortnite is harmless fun.

You can serve your country  and play Fortnite?

Well, the Stars and Stripes  newspaper says yes.

to compete in tournaments as a recruitment tool.

NEWSMAN: The plan is  actually to have recruiters

playing those games in their  uniforms at tournaments

to provoke questions about  their jobs from the players.

This is a great idea, until those dumb kids stop fighting

and start dancing in the middle of the war right...

The only way the army should use Fortnite

Then they'll start playing it 20 hours a day,

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